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Month: April 2024

The body of a Mississippi man will remain in state hands as police investigate his death, judge says

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A state judge says the body of a Mississippi man who was found dead after vanishing under mysterious circumstances will not be released to family members until police finish investigating the case. Hinds County Chancery Judge Dewayne Thomas did not make an official ruling

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US poised to ease restrictions on marijuana in historic shift, but it’ll remain controlled substance

By ZEKE MILLER, JOSHUA GOODMAN, JIM MUSTIAN and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, The Associated Press has learned, a historic shift to generations of American drug policy that could have wide ripple effects across the country. The proposal,

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Mississippi lawmakers quietly kill bills to restrict legal recognition of transgender people

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s Republican-led Legislature will not take final votes on two bills that attempted to restrict legal recognition of transgender people. The bills died quietly when House and Senate leaders failed to agree on compromise versions before a Monday night deadline. Lawmakers were working on several

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The Latest | Hush money trial enters 9th day, begins with gag order ruling and $9K fine for Trump

NEW YORK (AP) — Witness testimony in Donald Trump’s criminal trial has advanced with three people taking the stand, including Stormy Daniels’ former lawyer, Keith Davidson. Before witness testimony resumed Tuesday, the judge in the case found that Trump violated his gag order and fined him $9,000 over online posts. Charges in the case center

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House Republicans launch investigation into federal funding for universities amid campus protests

By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans on Tuesday announced an investigation into the federal funding for universities where students have protested the Israel-Hamas war, broadening a campaign that has placed heavy scrutiny on how presidents at the nation’s most prestigious colleges have dealt with reports of antisemitism on campus. Several House

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Un texto antiguo revela detalles de la tumba de Platón y su última noche, según expertos

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Un texto recién descifrado de unos antiguos pergaminos puede haber revelado finalmente la ubicación del lugar donde fue enterrado el filósofo griego Platón, junto con lo que realmente sentía sobre la música que se tocaba en su lecho de muerte, según investigadores italianos. Los llamados papiros de Herculano, carbonizados tras quedar

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